Q: Is 48,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,852 is a composite number.

Why is 48,852 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 48,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 36 46 59 69 92 118 138 177 207 236 276 354 414 531 708 828 1,062 1,357 2,124 2,714 4,071 5,428 8,142 12,213 16,284 24,426 and 48,852, with no remainder.

Since 48,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,852, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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